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The last drop - a series of articles about alcohol
Černá, Anna ; Trunečka, Ondřej (advisor) ; Čeňková, Jana (referee)
The Czech Republic is among countries with the highest alcohol consumption per capita. Alcohol is widely spread and tolerated in Czech society, and both public debate and media fail to reflect its negative effects. Therefore, excessive alcohol use and addiction have become taboo topics with many prejudices and stereotypes. The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to create a series of articles that address some less-discussed issues related to alcohol consumption. The theoretical part of the thesis focuses on alcohol addiction, its impacts and treatment. It then analyses the media coverage of the issue, highlighting its shortcomings and offering possible improvements. Special attention is paid to the concept of social journalism as a tool for handling various social problems. The methodological part specifies the journalistic genres (interview, feature, and commentary) used in the practical part. It also describes the creation of the series of articles, choice of topics, interviewees, use of information, and ethical problems that arose during writing. Finally, the practical part of the thesis consists of five texts which address mental health, the relationship between children and alcohol, Czech beer culture, gender aspects of alcohol consumption, and abstinence.
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Czech and French Media Response and Critical Reception of Milan Kundera's Novel Ignorance
Hávová, Kristýna ; Malý, Radek (advisor) ; Čeňková, Jana (referee)
This thesis deals with Milan Kundera's novel Ignorance and its Czech and French media response and critical reception. The first part of the thesis provides a theoretical anchor for the analyzed texts. Therefore, it first defines the terms literary criticism and review, then offers a biographical context of Milan Kundera's work, which is divided into Czech, French and later period in the new millennium, and also introduces and interprets the book Ignorance. Then, through the characterization of the French and Czech media, divided into cultural and literary, news and opinion, and in the case of the French ones, also regional media, on which the examined response is based, it moves on to the analysis of the texts. The thesis aims to map, analyze, evaluate and compare the media-critical reception of the novel in the Czech Republic and France. The main questions the thesis seeks to answer are therefore: How is the novel Ignorance perceived and evaluated by French and Czech critics? In what aspects do the responses differ or coincide in both countries? Since the book, although written in French, was first published in Spain in 2000, then in France three years later in the spring of 2003, and in Czech translation only at the end of 2021, attention will also be paid to the possible influence that the time...
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The theme of the countryside in contemporary czech literature and its critical refleciton
Němcová, Karolína ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Malý, Radek (referee)
The thesis The Theme of the Countryside in Contemporary Czech Literature and its Critical Reflection examines how the theme of Czech rural prose is relevant to the critical community and how it is reflected by critics. Specifically, it analyses the critical responses to three titles by contemporary Czech authors - Dědina (2018) by Petra Dvořáková, Plachetnice na vinětách (2020) by Jiří Hájíček and Destrukce (2021) by Stanislav Biler. It first introduces these novels in the context of contemporary Czech literature and outlines the work of their authors. In the methodological part, the research aim and research questions are introduced. Then, qualitative research and basic theoretical concepts - literary criticism, review and interpretation - are defined. Next, the development of contemporary Czech literary criticism and the main cultural and literary periodicals are characterized. The analysis is divided into chapters according to the selected titles, which are always briefly characterised, then individual critical responses are analysed and their common features or differences are presented in a summary with the help of comparative analysis. The analysis includes media reflections from cultural and literary periodicals as well as news periodicals and websites: A2, A2larm, Bubínek Revolveru, Český...
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The dispute over Cieszyn Silesia in the perception of the Czech and Polish regional press from October 1918 to January 1919
Czolko, Daniel ; Končelík, Jakub (advisor) ; Čeňková, Jana (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the approach to the dispute over Cieszyn Silesia in Czech and Polish regional periodical press: Obrana Slezska, Ostravský kraj, Gwiazdka Cieszyńska and Głos Ludu Śląskiego. It describes reporting in the mentioned newspapers, summarizes the differences in approach to the dispute, used argumentation and description of opposing side of the dispute. The theoretical part of the thesis outlines the historical context and the complicated situation in the region after the First World War, the collapse of the Austrian-Hungarian empire and the establishment of independent states - Czechoslovakia and Poland. The description of historical events serves as a foundation for understanding the complexity of the issue as well as the feelings of both - Czech and Polish sides, which are reflected in newspapers texts. The aim of the thesis is to present through a qualitative narrative analysis, what kind of information reached the Czech and Polish population in the region. The purpose of the thesis is based on the hypothesis that during the observed period the arguments of the two sides of the dispute diverged significantly, which reflects the sharpening of the relations between the population. And that is going to be confirmed.
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Media Reception of the Projekt Kronos Trilogy and the Novel Meta by Pavel Bareš
Kuřilová, Lenka ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Malý, Radek (referee)
The bachelor thesis Media Reception of the Projekt Kronos Trilogy and the Novel Meta by Pavel Bareš analyses critical reflection of these titles in selected Czech media. The period for the study begins in 2017 when the author's first book was published and ends in 2023. The thesis aims to find out how critics and reviewers perceive the writer's work. The theoretical part introduces the terms of literary criticism, review and interpretation, it also mentions the critical reflection of fantastic literature. The thesis focuses on the terms of fantastic literature, fantasy and science fiction. Thereafter, the thesis introduces the writer Pavel Bareš and the selected Czech media. In the practical part, the interpretation of the Projekt Kronos trilogy and the novel Meta is included. The thesis then focuses on the qualitative analysis of critical reflection. An interview with Pavel Bareš is included.
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Cultural Publicism in London Exile Periodicals during the Second World War
Batistová, Anna ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Orság, Petr (referee) ; Večeřa, Pavel (referee)
The dissertation A Cultural Journalism in London Exile Periodicals during the Second World War approaches a hitherto unexplored topic of literary and journalistic work of Czechoslovak writers and journalists in London in the years 1939-1945. The London exile periodicals became a free publication platform for Czechoslovak refugees. At first, cultural journalism began to appear in the cultural sections of London exile newspapers published in the Czech language Čechoslovák [Czechoslovak] and Mladé Československo [Young Czechoslovakia], however, the most important work appeared in cultural magazines after 1941; it was the literary magazine Obzor [Horizon], the cyclostyled monthly Kulturní zápisník [Cultural Notebook] and the English-language quarterly magazine Review. The research of all available issues of these three cultural periodicals between the years 1941-1945 consists (apart from a quantitative overview of authors) primarily of a qualitative analysis of the most important topics that were written about. Finally, the dissertation presents some of the important journalistic and literary personalities in London's cultural magazines.
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Media coverage of Jaroslav Seifert' s life and work in The Seventies and The Eighties of 20th Century
Mazanec, Pavel ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Maňák, Vratislav (referee)
The diploma thesis is devoted to the Czechoslovak writer and laureate of the 1984 Nobel Prize for Literature, Jaroslav Seifert. The introductory chapters first present a brief history and ownership background of selected periodicals, which are subsequently used as sources of journalistic texts. Other parts also describe the historical and political context of the defined period of the 1970s and 1980s in the normalized Czechoslovakia. Subsequently, this thesis approaches the life of Jaroslav Seifert with a special emphasis on his later phase after 1968. It is in these chapters that the texts of previously introduced periodicals such as Rudé právo, Tvorba, Vokno, Západ, The New York Times and Le Monde are used extensively. Through commemorative and academic texts or the analysis of journalistic texts, not only the famous Nobel laureate is presented, but also the various ideological and political pressures that the mentioned period brought with it.
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Three faces of Parisian bohemian and their portrayal in media
Robotková, Martina ; Novotný, David Jan (advisor) ; Čeňková, Jana (referee)
The thesis entitled "Three faces of Parisian bohemian and their portrayal in media" focuses on the media response to artistic works of three different genres that deal with the theme of Parisian bohemia. Central to the entire work is the French writer Henri Murger, who is recognized as the first Bohemian and a populariser of the concept. His 1851 short story cycle titled Scenes of Bohemian Life narrates the lives of four Parisian artists, capturing their daily struggles and joys. This cycle inspired two Italian opera composers, Giacomo Puccini and Ruggiero Leoncavallo, who at the end of the 19th century introduced their operas of the same name La Bohème. In 1992, Finnish director and screenwriter Aki Kaurismäki chose Murger's stories as a template for his film Bohemian Life. The aim of the thesis is to provide basic knowledge about the individual authors who worked with the theme of Parisian bohemia, and the reception of their works in print and electronic media. The focus is primarily on the similarities and differences in the portrayal of this phenomenon in literature, opera, and film.
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Comparative analysis of book reviews on the social site Instagram and in literary magazines
Sladovníková, Eliška ; Čeňková, Jana (advisor) ; Malý, Radek (referee)
The popularity of bookstagram accounts is gaining momentum and reach. For this reason, the thesis focuses on the format of book reviews both on Instagram and in literary and online magazines. The aim of the thesis is to define the structure of book reviews on Instagram and in literary magazines, the nature of bookstagram, and, above all, to assess whether bookstagram influences literary reviews. Another objective is to explore the perspectives of literary reviewers and bookstagrammers on book content on Instagram. The theoretical part mainly deals with the definition of book reviews and literary criticism, methods of text interpretation, and also defines new media and social networks, with a specific focus on bookstagram. In the analytical part, book reviews of Šikmý kostel are first described through direct description in both types of media. Subsequently, they are compared in several key categories such as the presence of the book's context, language form, or topics. Semi-structured interviews with literary reviewers and bookstagrammers follow, including two informants who engage with both media. The research section thoroughly analyzes the structure of book reviews and the opinions of their authors, providing insights into the characteristics of high-quality reviews, texts on bookstagram, and...
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